I have been giving blood since I was 19 and worked at a trauma center and hospital in So Cal. I know many people are sqeamish about needles, trust me I've tried to talk many people into giving blood and have heard all their horror stories about fainting, big scary needles, mean or untrained nurses, etc ad infinitum.
In all my years of donating....crossed the 3 gallon mark last year, yeah me!....I have had one uncomfortable blood donation. The nurses at the Red Cross are great and they take blood all day every day for months and years. If you are going to find someone who knows what they're doing...it's going to be them.
The blood shortage in California has been at record hazard levels for years now. Much of the blood needed here is imported from other states. Our population is such that this shouldn't be happening. It takes an hour of your time and you can feel so good afterwards that you are saving a life. One lunch hour, a couple times a year...is that too much to ask? And, they give you all sorts of good things....juice, cookies, good company, a feel good high for doing something good, and lately everytime I go they have a T-shirt or free lunch coupon from a local restaurant....Wahoo's fish tacos last time. They are not above bribery...something's got to get all you sqeamish folks in the door, lol.
Okay, so that's my sales pitch for the day. I could guilt you all into it but then that would defeat the feel good purpose of the whole idea.
Now, get out there and give Blood!!!!
In all my years of donating....crossed the 3 gallon mark last year, yeah me!....I have had one uncomfortable blood donation. The nurses at the Red Cross are great and they take blood all day every day for months and years. If you are going to find someone who knows what they're doing...it's going to be them.
The blood shortage in California has been at record hazard levels for years now. Much of the blood needed here is imported from other states. Our population is such that this shouldn't be happening. It takes an hour of your time and you can feel so good afterwards that you are saving a life. One lunch hour, a couple times a year...is that too much to ask? And, they give you all sorts of good things....juice, cookies, good company, a feel good high for doing something good, and lately everytime I go they have a T-shirt or free lunch coupon from a local restaurant....Wahoo's fish tacos last time. They are not above bribery...something's got to get all you sqeamish folks in the door, lol.
Okay, so that's my sales pitch for the day. I could guilt you all into it but then that would defeat the feel good purpose of the whole idea.
Now, get out there and give Blood!!!!
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